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Platalea leucorodia
Spoonbill Spoon"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip. Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the best known. The royal spoonbill (P. regia) of Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a fine crest. (b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2. (c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy. (d) The paddlefish.

Meaning of Platalea from wikipedia

- Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except...
- The roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both...
- The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe...
- The red shoveler (Spatula platalea) is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America. The species has a spatula-shaped bill, a green speculum...
- The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across...
- Genus Platalea Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia Black-faced spoonbill, Platalea minor African spoonbill, Platalea alba Royal spoonbill, Platalea regia...
- Cossonus platalea is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Cossonus platalea Report". Integrated...
- By 2000, the estimated breeding po****tion of the species was 350–500. Platalea pygmea was the scientific name proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It was...
- The black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) is a species of wading bird in the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, found in eastern Asia. This...
- The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia), also known as the black-billed spoonbill, occurs in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and sal****er wetlands...